Question

redistributing to find the balance point
meg has 2 berries, paul has 2 berries, mia has 5, yen has 7, and april has 9. if they all put their berries together and then divide them up equally, how many will each one of them have?
there are a total of
there are a total of
the expression to find the mean, or balance point, is
after redistributing, each person will have

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total berries

$2 + 2+5 + 7+9=25$

Step2: Count number of people

There are 5 people (Meg, Paul, Mia, Yen, April).

Step3: Find mean - expression

The expression for the mean is $\frac{2 + 2+5 + 7+9}{5}=\frac{25}{5}$

Step4: Calculate mean

$\frac{25}{5}=5$

Answer:

There are a total of 25 strawberries.
There are a total of 5 people.
The expression to find the mean, or balance point, is $\frac{2 + 2+5 + 7+9}{5}$.
After redistributing, each person will have 5 berries.